SEATTLE - Rookie forward Jordan Morris scored a game-winning goal in the 81st minute, propelling the Seattle Sounders to a massive 1-0 Cascadia Cup victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps at CenturyLink Field on Saturday.
The victory moved the Sounders moved to 10-13-4 and 35 points on the season, vaulting them over Vancouver in the Western Conference standings and moving them within three points of the Portland Timbers for the sixth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference heading into the rest of Saturday’s action around MLS.
The goal was the 10th of the season for Morris, who became just the fifth rookie in MLS history to reach double-digit goals.